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lhs authority Of himself the board OF
directors OF Mr. Widdicomo. I then said.
q oa cannot intimId4Es rue. ! .lii repeal
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DEFY you - arrest me.
Ihis morning vent 20 my once. rooms
"a and is WiddIcomo building and te4e-
ph0nsd Ar. HousemAn 20 conae up. Nnea
be came ID 1 asxsi him % whose authority
be aad stated tnar | would be arrested Tor
Il nsH d.
- would not answer me F. ". Witley
w4s IN the Office and in his presence | de-
fyed nim % have NE arrested tod him
20 get Wif1icomb and have him deny the
charges % croOxedness before my son aud
TIE Board " any gentlemen be mizat
name II ne could. I tod him Widdlc0mo
vas liar then asked him
II he tn0aght my son was dishonest or un-
truthful. and Ee said be aid not. then
dared han % call MIN before the board.
From my Office window | saw = pe.oa.
whom I suppOsed.to be Widdicomb, in the
hall and down one digit Of stsirs. saw him
going toward the Bradstfeet Office. | said
% him. 'Non are jgst the man | wanted 20
see He asked me 20 90 with him, and
replied no. that he vas going with rue.
took him oy the collar and lsrked him as
fast as | could 90 iatO a corner. l told him
that he vas TIE msanest scoundrsl.
liar, coward and sneak on Gods
earth. Tha' be was the meanesi coward
ever saw lie said that nay age spared rue.
and told him / would wave my age and
Il he would 50 With me into room tea feet
square would settle matters with him.
he can say what he plesses sbOgt L, bat nc
had a bloody nose and lost his hat |
made no effort 70 strike him with a cane.
I don't remember whether | called him the
names yoC mention, for was excited and
told him iust what thought Of him.
Tse aDgsc which this scouncrel has
neaped upon uy son has came from the
fac: that he kuew VIII. would nOc lie or
cover up anything for him. II the directors
OF the bank did nor want To whitswash tais
sneaking scoandrei. Why did they not call
viii. before them. Some Of them say now
what nc SAYS is spite work. But you will
remember that ne made the charges before
NJ left ths banx. Hs made them 10 Messrs'
Uh4. Wslers and Pdsman. He is sc0un-
frel and q knaye aud III rive them money
TO prosecute 90 that can p.oye il"
Will Foote Was SEEN at his fathers resi-
dence lass evening and saic: About year
ago Mr. Widdicomb com fienced bon owing
money OF he bank aud has had notes
there a. all times since, These notes were
given fof varioas amounts from 5000 TO
$4,000 each. They were always interest
bearing notes and we're never discounted.
Uslally day or tvo before they were due
another note would be made for the face of
fhe paper, and thu, renewed. He would
usually MAKE the entry on my books him
self and never 10 my knowlsdg paid any
interest. When left the bank
he bad tso notes there. one for $1,000 and
the other for $1,000. / think these notes
would average so, 900 for one year. Yes,
/ have aSked him when these notes were
paid, II there WAS no interest on them and
vas told % mind my business
iii bs true that Ar. Widdicomb has had
for year the use OF $4,000 OF the banks
money without inter 81. then at the usual
rate OF discount, per cent, he has stolen
from the Grad Rapids National Bank,
g. so.
Il first went TO Nr. Uhl about six weeks
ago. VIII, said. when l explained the mat
ter thu. did perfectly right in coming 70
him. and that be would investigate il.
heard nothing from him or any one else in
regard 20 he matter for about six weeks.
when one day, after banking hours. sked
him the resuls OF his invessi cation. He
told me I wss Substantially correct
When left the bank / was doing the work
OF teller. keeping two ticklers. an account Of
al exchanges. attending 10 all correspon-
dence and directing ali envelopes myself
and making all street collections. with one
assistant and received $50 per year; was
tod taaf ny work was perfectly satisisc-
tory in every respect. but that my salary
could no. Dc raiset AZ this time. IS all Sal
aries had heen spp0rtioned for the wear.
TOiaV Mr. Hooker is receiving q salary Of
81 loo. aud has four ASSISTANTS for the same